ON-SCREEN SETTINGS INTERACTION FOR INTERACTIVE TELEVISION

1 . A method, comprising:

displaying, on an electronic device, a user interface of the electronic device, the user interface comprising a number of settings associated with a number of operating parameters of the electronic device and further associated with a functional silo of the electronic device;

receiving, at an input interface of the electronic device, a user interface event associated with the user interface;

upon the user interface event indicating a setting change to at least one setting, applying the setting change to the electronic device substantially without delay; and

upon receiving the user interface event indicating an exit function, preserving the setting change to the electronic device.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the user interface, further comprises, a number of targets, substantially each of the number of targets being associated with at least one setting; and

the user interface event indicating a setting change, further comprises, the user interface event setting focus to a current target; and

the user interface event indicating the exit function, further comprises, the user interface event removing focus from the current target.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein displaying the user interface further comprises selectively presenting a number of sub-interfaces, each sub-interface presenting a portion of the number of targets.

4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the user interface event indicating the exit function, further comprises, a user interface event removing focus from a current sub-interface.

5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the user interface event indicating an exit function, further comprises a cancel function, whereby a settings change is backed out.

6 . The method of claim 2 , wherein at least one of the number of targets is associated with settings which are preset settings.

7 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the user interface event indicating a setting change, further comprises, a supplemental user interface event indicating a value of the setting associated with the setting change.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein at least one silo is an input source to the electronic device.

9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein at least one silo is an application executable by the electronic device.

10 . An electronic device, comprising:

a display, operable to present a visual portion of a audio-visual presentation;

a silos, representing at least one of an application and an source input;

a settings dialog, operable to present a number of settings associated with the silo;

the settings dialog further comprising a number of targets, at least one target associated with a value of a setting of an operating parameter of the electronic device;

an input operable to receive a user input; and

upon receiving a user input setting focus to first target, applying the associated value to the setting for the silo associated with the first target.

11 . The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein, upon receiving the user input deselecting the first target as part of a cancel function, removing the applied associated value from the setting for the silo.

12 . The electronic device of claim 10 , at least one of the number of targets further comprise a user-determined value associated with at least one setting of the electronic device.

13 . The electronic device of claim 10 , further comprising at least one sub-interface visually containing the first target and additional targets, whereby setting focus from a first target within the sub-interface to a second target not within the sub-interface causes the applied value associated with the setting to be preserved.

14 . The electronic device of claim 13 , further comprising setting focus from the first target to a third target, the third target being one of the additional targets within the sub-interface, causes the settings associated with the first target to be overwritten by the settings associated with the third target.

15 . A non-transitory machine readable medium with instructions to cause the machine to perform:

displaying, on an electronic device, a user interface of the electronic device, the user interface comprising a number of settings associated with a number of operating parameters of the electronic device and further associated with a functional silo of the electronic device;

receiving, at an input interface of the electronic device, a user interface event associated with the user interface;

upon the user interface event indicating a setting change to at least one setting, applying the setting change to the electronic device substantially without delay; and

upon receiving the user interface event indicating an exit function, preserving the setting change to the electronic device.

16 . The instructions of claim 15 , wherein:

the user interface, further comprises, a number of targets, substantially each of the number of targets being associated with at least one setting; and

the user interface event indicating a setting change, further comprises, the user interface event setting focus to a current target; and

the user interface event indicating the exit function, further comprises, the user interface event removing focus from the current target.

17 . The instructions of claim 16 , wherein displaying the user interface further comprises selectively presenting a number of sub-interfaces, each sub-interface presenting a portion of the number of targets.

18 . The instructions of claim 17 , wherein the user interface event indicating the exit function, further comprises, a user interface event removing focus from a current sub-interface.

19 . The instructions of claim 18 , wherein the user interface event indicating an exit function, further comprises a cancel function, whereby a settings change is backed out.

20 . The instructions of claim 16 , wherein at least one of the number of targets is associated with settings which are preset settings.